Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+190) St. Louis (-225)

The Colorado Rockies (51-66) are headed to Busch Stadium on Wednesday where they will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (63-51). The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at +190 and St. Louis is at -225. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are German Marquez and Jordan Montgomery.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have racked up 532 runs scored and have an OBP of .326. The Rockies have hit 214 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 105 baseballs out of the park. They have 507 RBI's and 1,059 hits this season, and their average at the plate is .263. Colorado is slugging .408 and have struck out 912 times, while drawing a walk on 341 occasions.

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Rockies pitchers have given up 130 home runs and also 631 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 389 opposing players and their FIP is 4.43 as a team for the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.00 so far this year (28th in MLB), and they have struck out 811 hitters.

Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 93 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 46 holds on the season (27th in baseball). The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 72.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations. They have earned 32 saves on the year and have not converted 12 out of their 44 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 151 runners so far this year with 34.4% of them earned a run for their team. The Rockies have dispatched 361 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,094 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,180 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 28th in baseball, and have accumulated 122 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,282 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.

Marquez (60-50 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.97 while going up against 3,990 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 935 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 280 free passes. His ERA is 4.39 (459 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.290. Marquez has taken the hill for 942 innings and is sitting with 920 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .253 this year. They have been rung up on 887 instances (25th in the league) and have tallied 977 hits. St. Louis has recorded 134 long balls on the year and 515 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .417 and they have an average of 4.70 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have put up 197 two-baggers, while taking a walk 367 times and scoring 536 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.43 (842 strikeouts against 346 bases on balls). They come in at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 933. They have yielded 114 long balls and they concede 4.08 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 457 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.90 (436 earned runs surrendered).

St. Louis has called on relievers to take the mound in 41 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. They rank 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 328 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations and on 111 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 171 inherited runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cardinals have 50 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

In 9,069 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (7th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 124 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Cardinals have racked up 1,187 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 3,023 putouts this year.

Montgomery (24-20 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.85 earned run average while surrendering 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 2,148 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 220 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and having a FIP of 3.9. In his career, Montgomery has given up 479 base hits while tallying 487 strikeouts in 513 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-225)

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